Concrete Valley
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Teyama Alkamli
Amani Ibrahim
Abdullah Nadaf
Aliya Kanani
| Concrete Valley | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Antoine Bourges |
| Written by | Antoine Bourges Teyama Alkamli |
| Produced by | Shehrezade Mian |
| Starring | Hussam Douhna Amani Ibrahim Abdullah Nadaf Aliya Kanani |
| Cinematography | Nikolay Michaylov |
| Edited by | Lindsay Allikas |
| Music by | Nawars Nader |
Production companies | General Use Markhor Pictures |
| Distributed by | MDFF |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English Arabic |
Concrete Valley is a Canadian drama film, directed by Antoine Bourges and released in 2022.[1] The film centres on a family of Syrian immigrants to Canada who are struggling to establish themselves in the Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The film has a cast of predominantly amateur actors.[2]
The film was written by Bourges and Teyama Alkamli, based in part on interviews with the cast about their own real experiences as immigrants.[2] It stars Hussam Douhna as Rashid, who was a doctor in Syria but has been humiliated by his inability to use his skills in his new home; Amani Ibrahim as his wife Fahra, who finds meaning by participating in a volunteer neighbourhood cleanup crew; and Abdullah Nadaf as their son Ammar.[1] Aliya Kanani, the main professional actress in the cast, has a supporting role as the leader of the community cleanup group.[1]
The film premiered in the Wavelengths program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was later screened at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival in February 2023,[4] before going into commercial release in July.[5]
